You’ll want to hear this! The Jazz Ensemble is performing in Canyon Commons today (Wednesday) during the dinner hour, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Grab your friends, grab some food, and listen to this band swing! Questions? Email Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.
Patti Callahan Henry, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 16 novels, will speak on campus at 7 p.m. this Thursday, March 10, in Bauman Auditorium. The presentation is free of charge and open to the public.
Callahan Henry will speak on the topic “Surprised by Joy,†a reference to the C.S. Lewis novel of the same name. Her visit is the latest in George Fox’s President’s Speaker Series.
A podcast host, author and national speaker, Callahan Henry won the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s Christy Award (“Book of the Yearâ€) in 2019 for her novel Becoming Mrs. Lewis. She was also the Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year for 2020 and won the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year award for 2019.
Callahan Henry is the co-host and co-creator of the popular weekly online Friends and Fiction live web show and podcast. She is also a contributor to the weekly life lesson essay column for Parade magazine.
University Recreation is offering a new series of fitness-related learning opportunities, open to all students and staff. These will be primarily seminar-based, meaning that participants will not need to come prepared to exercise but may have opportunities to practice form or movements.
These sessions are oriented for beginners but will have valuable information for people in all stages of learning about health and fitness.
Our first session is tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. and will be an introduction on compound lifts. Bring a friend and sign up on IMLeagues!
Please email Kyle Herzberg at kherzberg19@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Join us for the inaugural George Fox Worship Summit this Saturday, March 12, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Grow in your musical and spiritual gifting.
Guest worship leaders and artists will offer breakout sessions for instrumentalists and vocalists, as well as a session on live sound and technology. There will be a panel discussion on employment opportunities for graduates in the worship arts, as well as a time to worship together.
Register here, and contact Aaron Barnhart at abarnhart@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Campus Campout, also known as Tent City, is coming up on Thursday, March 10, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Tent City will be on the quad in preparation for Juniors Abroad. Students who qualify to be involved in this event will receive an email soon.
Questions? Contact Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.
There’s still time to take the stage and audition for a chance to win $500 in the Lip Sync competition! For more information on when you and your friends can audition, or to learn more about what the Lip Sync is, check out this form.
Upcoming events:
Contact activities@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Registration is now open for Maker Camp 2022! Maker Camp is a hands-on, project-based, week-long experience designed for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school. Know any who might be interested? Encourage them to register!
This year, we are offering two residency camp options that will give an introduction to mechanical engineering, as well as a day-camp option with a focus on electrical engineering.
Visit the Maker Camp registration page to learn more!
Passionate about abortion issues? Come check out the Students for Life Club here at George Fox at 7 p.m. this Thursday, March 10, in Lemmons 8.
This will be our first meeting, and we will be discussing what the club is about and our future plans. This is a great opportunity to hang out and meet other members of the club. There will be free pizza!
See you all there! Contact Avery Kibby at akibby21@georgefox.edu with any questions.
Are you a woman involved in ministry? Feeling burned out? We have a workshop for you!
This online Zoom session is for women involved in any kind of Christian ministry at any level. Offered as a completely free opportunity, the purpose is to help women in ministry better recognize, prevent and reduce burnout in their own lives to better equip them in their calling.
This is an evidence-based clinically informed workshop that integrates both supported psychological methods with a Christian worldview. A doctoral research project created by a student in the university’s PsyD program, it will meet for one-hour weekly sessions on Wednesday or Thursday evenings between April 6 and May 12.
More info and registration is available at ministryburnout.com.
The marketing communications office would like to feature your program’s top graduating seniors in the George Fox Journal, our website (like this), and social media.
Please send an email to Jeremy Lloyd (jlloyd@georgefox.edu) with nominations for five or more seniors who are excellent students or exceptional in some other way (service, leadership, overcoming personal obstacles, etc.). No explanation is required, but you are certainly welcome to include one.
Thanks so much for your help!
We want to remind you that George Fox University is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe living, learning and work setting for students, employees and visitors. A core value of this institution is to maintain a respectful environment for all individuals that is free of the following:
These behaviors and actions are contrary to the mission, values and lifestyle standards of our community. It is our firm belief that engaging in any aspect of this behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by members of the George Fox community.
Should an incident of this nature occur, the person is strongly encouraged to report the incident to university personnel. For further descriptions of these policies, resources for support, and the process for reporting, please visit the Student Handbook.
More information can be found on the Title IX website.
The George Fox football team is looking for someone to help film our spring football practices. There are three positions needed, 10 hours guaranteed weekly, and you must have federal work-study available.
All training will be provided on site. This could also open up an opportunity for you to film practices, scrimmages and games in the upcoming season.
Please contact Austin Shadbolt for more information at ashadbolt@georgefox.edu.
We are interested in your experience using the George Fox Mobile app. Please take a moment to respond to the five items in this survey.
If you haven’t downloaded the app, take a minute to do so! The app is available on IOS and Android. Give it a test run, then provide feedback (or just use the app!).
Through the George Fox Mobile app, you can:
If you have questions about the George Fox Mobile app, contact Rick Muthiah, director of learning support services, at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.
Hi! We are conducting a market research survey for a marketing class project, and we would really appreciate it if you could take the time to fill out our five-minute survey about our product, a baking subscription service.
Your feedback is very valuable to us!
Email Makensie Toole at mtoole20@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Now through March 17, each purchase at the Bruin Store comes with a chance to win a prize! Draw a shamrock from the bowl, and if it has a star inside, you get to pick a prize. Offer good while prizes last.
Questions? Contact Laura King at lking@georgefox.edu.
The yearbook staff is looking for places on and off campus to feature in the next yearbook, and we need your help!
Fill out this this quick form for a chance to win a $15 Chapters gift card. Featuring these places in the yearbook will also help support local businesses in the Newberg area.
Contact ascstudentcollective@
Please help a student team gather useful information about your outside scholarship experiences and thoughts by taking this two-minute survey! We want to hear from students as we create a readily available, easy-to-use scholarship repository.
Anyone can take the survey regardless of whether or not they have received outside scholarships or not. Feedback from any student who has received or is interested in earning more scholarships will be incredibly helpful.
Please email Elizabeth Hoyt at ehoyt18@georgefox.edu with any questions about this survey. Thank you!
Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Hello Fellow Employees!
We are excited to be hosting our annual high school youth theology Institute, Theologia, on the Newberg campus again! The camp will be July 11–15, and we are inviting your rising high school juniors and seniors to join us.
Theologia has been a favorite experience working with George Fox, as it provides a rich experience for students to explore theology in fun ways while giving them a taste of what college will be like.
Applications are now open to accommodate up to 25 high school scholars. Learn more and apply on the Theologia website.
Questions? Contact Abigail O’Grattan at aograttan18@georgefox.edu.
The state of Oregon is lifting its indoor mask mandate at midnight on Friday, March 11, and George Fox is following the state’s decision.
Starting Saturday, March 12, masks will no longer be required indoors with the exception of medical facilities (e.g., Health and Counseling Center, physical therapy clinic, etc.). Some medical education programs may still need to require masks due to their training requirements.
After March 12, individuals are welcome to continue wearing face coverings. We ask that community members respect the choices of their colleagues and peers.
Questions? Contact Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.
The George Fox dance team is hosting its spring clinic on Saturday, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the Hadlock Student Center.
Participants will take part in a group warm-up, dance technique, and learn two routines of their choice. No prior dance experience is required! Registration is free for Fox students, and those interested in dancing can register on the dance team website.
Contact Bayli Moore at bmoore18@georgefox.edu if you have questions.
